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Establishing the diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care ratiometric urine protein:creatinine test with 24-h total protein measurement for preeclampsia

Philippine Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
INTRODUCTION: Preeclampsia, a multisystemic, multifactorial disorder, is the second leading cause of maternal deaths in the Philippines. It is diagnosed by the presence of hypertension and proteinuria or significant end-organ damage in a parturient ...
Zabrina T. Cua-Lam, Catherine Joie Carelle R. Ong   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Measuring Direct Oral Anticoagulant (DOAC) Levels: Applications, Limitations, and Future Directions

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction There are important challenges with the measurement and interpretation of direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) anticoagulant effect including a lack of therapeutic ranges, inaccuracy of routinely available coagulation assays, lack of established thresholds for clinically significant effect, and uncertainty about how to apply the ...
Siraj Mithoowani, Chee Wee Tan, Deborah M. Siegal   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnostic work-up of urinary tract infections in pregnancy: study protocol of a prospective cohort study

BMJ Open, 2022
Introduction Symptoms of urinary tract infections in pregnant women are often less specific, in contrast to non-pregnant women where typical clinical symptoms of a urinary tract infection are sufficient to diagnose urinary tract infections.
Sacha D Kuil, Caroline Schneeberger, Eva Pajkrt, Elisabeth van Leeuwen, Maurits C F J de Rotte, Dominique Esmée Werter, Brenda M Kazemier   +6 more
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Automation of urine dipstick test by simultaneous scanning : A pilot study [PDF]

Journal of Sensor Science and Technology, 2010
Urinalysis is an important clinical test to diagnose urinary diseases, and dipstick method with visual inspection is widely applied in practice. Automated optical devices recently developed have disadvantages of long measurement time, big size and heavy weight, accuracy degradation with time, etc.
Sang-Bong Lee, Seong-Su Choi, In-Kwang Lee, Jeong-Su Han, Wan-Seok Kim, Wun-Jae Kim, Eun-Jong Cha, Kyung-Ah Kim   +7 more
openaire   +1 more source

The urinary albumin‐to‐creatinine ratio can direct personalized prevention and treatment for cardiovascular and chronic kidney disease

Journal of Internal Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Increased urinary albumin excretion is a strong predictor for cardiovascular events in persons with and without decreased glomerular filtration rate and can be assessed with the urinary albumin‐to‐creatinine ratio (UACR), which is a selective, sensitive, and convenient method for patients.
Holly J. Kramer, George L. Bakris
wiley   +1 more source

The diagnostic value of rapid urine test platform UF-5000 for suspected urinary tract infection at the emergency department

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
Background and objectiveUrine culture is time consuming, which may take days to get the results and impede further timely treatment. Our objective is to evaluate whether the fast urinalysis and bacterial discrimination system called Sysmex UF-5000 may ...
Tsun Tsun Stacia Chun, Xiaohao Ruan, Sau Loi Ng, Hoi Lung Wong, Brian Sze Ho Ho, Brian Sze Ho Ho, Chiu Fung Tsang, Chiu Fung Tsang, Terence Chun Ting Lai, Terence Chun Ting Lai, Ada Tsui Lin Ng, Ada Tsui Lin Ng, Wai Kit Ma, Wayne Pei Lam, Rong Na, Rong Na, James Hok Leung Tsu, James Hok Leung Tsu   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of the difference between mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration and mean cellular haemoglobin concentration in canine complete blood count assessed with an automated haematology analyser

Journal of Small Animal Practice, EarlyView.
Objectives The study aimed (a) to establish the reference interval for Δmean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration‐mean cellular haemoglobin concentration in healthy dogs by ADVIA 2120 haematology analyser, (b) to identify the causes of increased Δmean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration‐mean cellular haemoglobin concentration in both healthy and ...
M. G. Ferrari, S. Fasoli, K. Vasylyeva, E. Brini, F. Dondi, C. Agnoli   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation of association between serum C‐reactive protein concentrations and proteinuria in dogs

Journal of Small Animal Practice, EarlyView.
Objectives Identify if serum C‐reactive protein concentrations and specific diseases are associated with proteinuria (defined as urine protein:creatinine ratio >0.2) in dogs without known pathological pre‐renal, renal or post‐renal causes. Materials and Methods Hypothesis generating retrospective study.
E. Ruane, M. M. A. Rodgers, C. H. Z. Hare, K. E. McCallum, T. L. Williams   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effects of zinc sulfate on ethyl glucuronide immunoassay urine testing [PDF]

, 2016
Published research in the Journal of Analytical Toxicology and the American Society for Clinical Pathology has confirmed that the presence of Zinc Sulfate in adulterated urine samples can influence the testing results using EMIT and ELISA immunoassay ...
Cawley, Shanna Marie
core   +1 more source

Clinical management and outcomes for 51 Pugs reportedly diagnosed with protein‐losing enteropathy using VetCompass primary care veterinary data

Journal of Small Animal Practice, EarlyView.
Objectives To report the clinicopathological findings, treatment and outcomes of Pugs diagnosed with protein‐losing enteropathy using VetCompass primary care clinical data in the UK and to determine if referral or any specific treatments for protein‐losing enteropathy were associated with outcome. Materials and Methods Retrospective VetCompass study of
A. Kathrani, D. C. Brodbelt, D. B. Church, D. G. O’Neill   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source